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Two-Dimensional Population Receptive Field Mapping of Human Primary Somatosensory Cortex (2023)
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Asghar, M., Sanchez-Panchuelo, R., Schluppeck, D., & Francis, S. (2023). Two-Dimensional Population Receptive Field Mapping of Human Primary Somatosensory Cortex. Brain Topography, 36, 816-834. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10548-023-01000-8

Functional magnetic resonance imaging can provide detailed maps of how sensory space is mapped in the human brain. Here, we use a novel 16 stimulator setup (a 4 × 4 grid) to measure two-dimensional sensory maps of between and within-digit (D2–D4) spa... Read More about Two-Dimensional Population Receptive Field Mapping of Human Primary Somatosensory Cortex.

Further evidence for the role of temporal contiguity as a determinant of overshadowing (2023)
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Alcalá, J. A., Ogallar, P. M., Prados, J., & Urcelay, G. P. (2023). Further evidence for the role of temporal contiguity as a determinant of overshadowing. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218231197170

Three experiments explored whether weakening temporal contiguity between auditory cues and an aversive outcome attenuated cue competition in an avoidance learning task with human participants. Overall, with strong temporal contiguity between auditory... Read More about Further evidence for the role of temporal contiguity as a determinant of overshadowing.

Attitudes to the use of animals in biomedical research: Effects of stigma and selected research project summaries (2023)
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Cassaday, H. J., Cavenagh, L., Aluthgamage, H., Crooks, A., Bonardi, C., Stevenson, C. W., …Muir, C. (2023). Attitudes to the use of animals in biomedical research: Effects of stigma and selected research project summaries. PLoS ONE, 18(8), Article e0290232. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290232

Three groups of participants (largely recruited from the UK) completed a survey to examine attitudes to the use of animals in biomedical research, after reading the lay (N = 182) or technical (N = 201) summary of a research project, or no summary (N... Read More about Attitudes to the use of animals in biomedical research: Effects of stigma and selected research project summaries.

Schizotypy dimensions do not predict overshadowing (2023)
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Quigley, M., Bradley, A., & Haselgrove, M. (2023). Schizotypy dimensions do not predict overshadowing. Behavioural Brain Research, 453, Article 114631. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114631

When two cues are presented together and reliably predict an outcome (AB-O1) an “overshadowing” effect is typically observed. That is, the relationship between these cues and the outcome is learned about less well than a cue presented on its own with... Read More about Schizotypy dimensions do not predict overshadowing.

Artificial intelligence for diagnostic and prognostic neuroimaging in dementia: A systematic review (2023)
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Borchert, R. J., Azevedo, T., Badhwar, A., Bernal, J., Betts, M., Bruffaerts, R., …Rittman, T. (2023). Artificial intelligence for diagnostic and prognostic neuroimaging in dementia: A systematic review. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 19(12), 5885-5904. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13412

Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroimaging offer new opportunities for diagnosis and prognosis of dementia. Methods We systematically reviewed studies reporting AI for neuroimaging in diagnosis and/or prognosis of cognitive neur... Read More about Artificial intelligence for diagnostic and prognostic neuroimaging in dementia: A systematic review.

Looking at Emotions to Understand Responses to Environmental Challenges (2023)
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Clayton, S., & Ogunbode, C. (2023). Looking at Emotions to Understand Responses to Environmental Challenges. Emotion Review, 15(4), 275-278. https://doi.org/10.1177/17540739231193757

Emotions are keys to understanding the response to environmental problems. We discuss three important roles. First, emotions like worry, anxiety, pride and hope can motivate pro-environmental behaviour. Second, emotions are also consequences; the emo... Read More about Looking at Emotions to Understand Responses to Environmental Challenges.

‘Treat GTAs as colleagues, rather than spare parts’: the identity, agency, and wellbeing of graduate teaching assistants (2023)
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Slack, H. R., & Pownall, M. (2023). ‘Treat GTAs as colleagues, rather than spare parts’: the identity, agency, and wellbeing of graduate teaching assistants. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 47(9), 1262-1275. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2023.2241392

In recent years, the wellbeing of students and staff in Higher Education has received increased attention in pedagogical research. However, the experiences of Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), or PhD researchers who teach alongside their doctoral... Read More about ‘Treat GTAs as colleagues, rather than spare parts’: the identity, agency, and wellbeing of graduate teaching assistants.

Improving Translational Relevance in Preclinical Psychopharmacology (iTRIPP) (2023)
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Bailey, S. J., Bast, T., Chaby, L., Kinon, B. J., Harte, M. K., Mead, S., …Ajram, L. A. (2023). Improving Translational Relevance in Preclinical Psychopharmacology (iTRIPP). Journal of Psychopharmacology, 37(11), 1051-1057. https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811231182607

Animal models are important in preclinical psychopharmacology to study mechanisms and potential treatments for psychiatric disorders. A working group of 14 volunteers, comprising an international team of researchers from academia and industry, conven... Read More about Improving Translational Relevance in Preclinical Psychopharmacology (iTRIPP).

Handedness effects on imagery of dominant‐ versus non‐dominant‐hand movements: An electroencephalographic investigation (2023)
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Lambert, K. J. M., Chen, Y. Y., Donoff, C., Elke, J., Madan, C. R., & Singhal, A. (2023). Handedness effects on imagery of dominant‐ versus non‐dominant‐hand movements: An electroencephalographic investigation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 58(5), 3286-3298. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.16096

Mental representations of our bodies are thought to influence how we interact with our surroundings. We can examine these mental representations through motor imagery, the imagination of movement using scalp EEG recordings. The visual modality of mot... Read More about Handedness effects on imagery of dominant‐ versus non‐dominant‐hand movements: An electroencephalographic investigation.

Heading Frequency and Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Retired Male Professional Soccer Players (2023)
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Espahbodi, S., Hogervorst, E., Macnab, T. P., Thanoon, A., Fernandes, G. S., Millar, B., …Zhang, W. (2023). Heading Frequency and Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Retired Male Professional Soccer Players. JAMA Network Open, 6(7), Article e2323822. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.23822

Importance Although professional soccer players appear to be at higher risk of neurodegenerative disease, the reason remains unknown. Objective To examine whether heading frequency is associated with risk of cognitive impairment in retired profe... Read More about Heading Frequency and Risk of Cognitive Impairment in Retired Male Professional Soccer Players.

More than a prejudice reduction effect: Positive intergroup contact reduces conspiracy theory beliefs (2023)
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Jolley, D., Seger, C. R., & Meleady, R. (2023). More than a prejudice reduction effect: Positive intergroup contact reduces conspiracy theory beliefs. European Journal of Social Psychology, 53(6), 1262-1275. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2973

Emerging research suggests intergroup contact has broader implications than prejudice reduction. In three studies, we explored whether positive intergroup contact may serve as a means to reduce conspiracy beliefs. Study 1 (n = 287, pre‐registered) de... Read More about More than a prejudice reduction effect: Positive intergroup contact reduces conspiracy theory beliefs.

Relationship between autonomic arousal and attention orienting in children and adolescents with ADHD, autism and co-occurring ADHD and autism (2023)
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Bellato, A., Arora, I., Kochhar, P., Ropar, D., Hollis, C., & Groom, M. J. (2023). Relationship between autonomic arousal and attention orienting in children and adolescents with ADHD, autism and co-occurring ADHD and autism. Cortex, 166, 306-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2023.06.002

Introduction Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may be characterized by different profiles of visual attention orienting. However, there are also many inconsistent findings emerging from the literature... Read More about Relationship between autonomic arousal and attention orienting in children and adolescents with ADHD, autism and co-occurring ADHD and autism.

Listening efficiency in adult cochlear-implant users compared with normally-hearing controls at ecologically relevant signal-to-noise ratios (2023)
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Perea Pérez, F., Hartley, D. E. H., Kitterick, P. T., Zekveld, A. A., Naylor, G., & Wiggins, I. M. (2023). Listening efficiency in adult cochlear-implant users compared with normally-hearing controls at ecologically relevant signal-to-noise ratios. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17, Article 1214485. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1214485

Introduction: Due to having to work with an impoverished auditory signal, cochlear-implant (CI) users may experience reduced speech intelligibility and/or increased listening effort in real-world listening situations, compared to their normally-heari... Read More about Listening efficiency in adult cochlear-implant users compared with normally-hearing controls at ecologically relevant signal-to-noise ratios.

Emotional reactions to climate change: a comparison across France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom (2023)
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Böhm, G., Pfister, H., Doran, R., Ogunbode, C. A., Poortinga, W., Tvinnereim, E., …Pidgeon, N. (2023). Emotional reactions to climate change: a comparison across France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1139133. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1139133

We present a study of emotional reactions to climate change utilizing representative samples from France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom (UK). Drawing on appraisal theories of emotion, we examine relations between appraisals, emotions, and b... Read More about Emotional reactions to climate change: a comparison across France, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom.

LexCHI: A quick lexical test for estimating language proficiency in Chinese (2023)
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Wen, Y., Qiu, Y., Leong, C. X. R., & van Heuven, W. J. (2024). LexCHI: A quick lexical test for estimating language proficiency in Chinese. Behavior Research Methods, 56(3), 2333-2352. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02151-z

A prominent methodological issue in cognitive research on bilingualism is the lack of consistency in measuring second language (L2) proficiency. To reduce the inconsistency in L2 proficiency measurements, brief and valid vocabulary tests have been de... Read More about LexCHI: A quick lexical test for estimating language proficiency in Chinese.

Category relevance attenuates overshadowing in human predictive learning. (2023)
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Alcalá, J. A., Prados, J., & Urcelay, G. P. (2023). Category relevance attenuates overshadowing in human predictive learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, 49(3), 162-178. https://doi.org/10.1037/xan0000357

In situations in which multiple predictors anticipate the presence or absence of an outcome, cues compete to anticipate the outcome, resulting in a loss of associative strength compared to control conditions without additional cues. Critically, there... Read More about Category relevance attenuates overshadowing in human predictive learning..

‘But wait, that isn't real’: A proof‐of‐concept study evaluating ‘Project Real’, a co‐created intervention that helps young people to spot fake news online (2023)
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Skipper, Y., Jolley, D., & Reddington, J. (2023). ‘But wait, that isn't real’: A proof‐of‐concept study evaluating ‘Project Real’, a co‐created intervention that helps young people to spot fake news online. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 41(4), 371-384. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12456

As misinformation is one of the top risks facing the world today, it is vital to ensure that young people have the confidence and skills to recognize fake news. Therefore, we used co-creation to develop an intervention (called ‘Project Real’) and tes... Read More about ‘But wait, that isn't real’: A proof‐of‐concept study evaluating ‘Project Real’, a co‐created intervention that helps young people to spot fake news online.

Genetic and environmental influences on one-trial conditioned context aversion in mice (2023)
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İlhan, Ç. F., Urcelay, G. P., & Kışlal, S. (2023). Genetic and environmental influences on one-trial conditioned context aversion in mice. Genes, Brain and Behavior, Article e12857. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbb.12857

Anticipatory nausea (AN) is caused by an association between contextual cues and the experience of nausea (the side effects of chemotherapy or radiation treatment) and it develops predominantly in female patients undergoing chemotherapy. Preclinical... Read More about Genetic and environmental influences on one-trial conditioned context aversion in mice.